My son is 2 1/2 and we read books about big brothers and new babies often. We talk about how he can read to the baby, help with the new baby, etc. We say its his new baby sister (vs our new baby) . He sings to my belly and we make sure he gets to feel the baby move. We also spend time together getting the new babys room ready. It all helps.

My son is 2 1/2 and we read books about big brothers and new babies often. We talk about how he can read to the baby, help with the new baby, etc. We say its his new baby sister (vs our new baby) . He sings to my belly and we make sure he gets to feel the baby move. We also spend time together getting the new babys room ready. It all helps.

My DH & I made a big deal about the importance of being a "big brother" when the next sibling came along. We talked about all the things he would be able to "teach" the baby like colors, shapes,etc. We also explained that he could be Mommy & Daddy's helper if we didn't something (but were very careful NOT to force him to help). We had a couple books about new siblings that we would read frequently.

One other thing we did was let him help pick out the "coming home" outfit for the new baby.

My DH & I made a big deal about the importance of being a "big brother" when the next sibling came along. We talked about all the things he would be able to "teach" the baby like colors, shapes,etc. We also explained that he could be Mommy & Daddy's helper if we didn't something (but were very careful NOT to force him to help). We had a couple books about new siblings that we would read frequently.

One other thing we did was let him help pick out the "coming home" outfit for the new baby.

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